"THE MAGNITUDE OF ALL THINGS" (film screening)

The Magnitude of All Things explores the concept of climate grief - grief over the loss of the animals, landscapes and ecosystems that are being destroyed by advancing climate change - by connecting Abbott's emotional response to her sister Saille's death from cancer with her emotional responses to climate change. Stories from the frontlines of climate change merge with memories of the filmmaker's childhood on Ontario's Georgian Bay. What do these stories have in common? The answer, surprisingly, is everything. This cinematic journey takes us around the world to witness a planet in crisis: from the catastrophic fires in Australia and the dying Great Barrier Reef to the island nation of Kiribati being submerged by rising sea levels. It takes more than words and gestures to confront the brutal reality of climate change. When hope is lost, the real emotional work of dealing with climate change begins. - Registration required.

Course number: 242104628